duquessa

== Catalan == === Etymology === From duc (“duke”) +‎ -essa (“-ess”, feminine noun-forming suffix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [duˈke̞.sə] IPA(key): (Balearic) [duˈkə.sə] IPA(key): (Central) [duˈkɛ.sə] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [duˈke.sa] Rhymes: -ɛsa Hyphenation: du‧ques‧sa === Noun === duquessa f (plural duquesses, masculine duc, masculine plural ducs) duchess == Occitan == === Etymology === From duc +‎ -essa. Cognate with Catalan duquessa, Spanish duquesa, French duchesse. === Pronunciation === === Noun === duquessa f (plural duquessas, masculine duc, masculine plural ducs) duchess ==== Dialectal variants ==== duchessa (Limousin, Vivaro-alpine)